MEDIA RELEASE

Police Department are asking for the public’s help in connection with two burglaries in the North Hilo District in early February.

On Feb. 4, someone broke into a house along Highway 19 in Ninole and stole a television, a DVD/VCR player, two firearms and a jewelry box containing jewelry. A charcoal-gray Mazda pickup truck was seen on the home’s driveway the day before the burglary.

On Feb. 6, someone broke into a storage room at the old Ookala hospital on the Old Mamalahoa Highway and removed four weedeaters, four Dodge tires and rims, a torch set with tanks, and a red girl’s-style bicycle.

Police ask anyone with information about the persons responsible or the location of the stolen items call Officer Amacias Valdez at 962-2120 or the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 or 329-8181.